The state of Hawaii has two state mammals: The Hawaiian monk seal, the official state mammal and Humpback whale, the official state marine mammal (interestingly, both are marine mammals)

State mammal of Hawaii

Hawaiian monk seal is the official state mammal of Hawaii. It's scientific name is Monachus schauinslandi. The Hawaiian monk seal is one of two remaining monk seal species; the other is the Mediterranean monk seal. A third species, the Caribbean monk seal, is extinct. The Hawaiian monk seal is the only seal native to Hawaii, and, along with the Hawaiian Hoary Bat, is the only mammal indigenous to the islands

State mammal of Hawaii

Hawaiian monk seal is known to native Hawaiians as ʻIlio-holo-i-ka-uaua' (meaning "dog that runs in rough water") Its scientific name (Monachus schauinslandi) is from Hugo Hermann Schauinsland, a German scientist who discovered a skull on Laysan Island in 1899. Its common name comes from short hairs on its head, said to resemble a monk. Hawaiian monk seal females reach maturity at age four and bear one pup a year. The fetus takes nine months to develop. To raise awareness of the species' critically endangered status, on June 11, 2008, Hawaii designated the Hawaiian monk seal as Hawaii's official State Mammal.

Hawaiian monk seal - Video

Hawaiian monk seal picture

State marine mammal of Hawaii

Humpback whale is the official state marine mammal of Hawaii. It's scientific name is Megaptera novaeangliae. It is known in Hawaii as 'Koholā'. Koholā or humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate to Hawaii in the winter to mate, give birth, and nurse their young. Gestation is 11 to 12 months. Females give birth every two to three years generally. Young are usually weaned in eight to twelve months. Females reach maturity at about five to seven years of age and the whales live to about 45 years of age or more. Males sing long duration and potentially long-distance songs that may aid in reproduction or other social communication.